中國網(wǎng)站品牌欄目（頻道）
|
 Record numbers of British students are considering studying in the United States, according to the Good Schools Guide. |
|
Growing numbers of bright teenagers are rejecting British universities in favour of those in the United States amid claims they no longer represent value for money, a leading headmaster has warned. Students are being forced to seek courses on the other side of the Atlantic because institutions in this country are stuck in a “malaise”, according to Anthony Seldon, Master of Wellington College, Berkshire. He said cash-strapped British universities provided less contact time with lecturers and displayed only a “perfunctory interest” in sport and the arts. The comments – in a new book published by The Good Schools Guide – come as figures show a surge in the number of pupils applying to study in the United States. According to data, the proportion of students taking the US college entrance exam in Britain increased by a third last year compared with 2008. In all, more than 10,000 applicants sat the main admissions test, it was revealed. The rising interest is believed to be driven by pupils from independent and grammar schools seeking to escape annual tuition fees of up to ￡9,000 in Britain from September. But writing in the new book, Uni In The USA, Dr Seldon said theexodus was “down to far more than economics”. “American universities in particular celebrate breadth of achievement far more than those in Britain, where only a perfunctory interest is shown in sporting or artistic prowess, or whether one held positions of responsibility and contributed to charitable activities,” he said. Dr Seldon said that one-in-10 Wellington students were now applying to universities outside Britain compared with just the “occasional pupil” a few years ago. Other independent schools have reported a similar increase in recent years. According to the Fulbright Commission, which promotes links between US and UK universities, demand is highest for places at elite Ivy League institutions. Applications to Pennsylvania University jumped by 50 percent last year, while demand for Harvard was up 41 percent and Yale reported a 23 percent rise, the Commission said. The new guide includes reviews of more than 65 US universities, as well as information covering the applications process, entrance exams, fees, scholarships, visas and lifestyle issues. (Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
一位名牌中學(xué)校長警告說，越來越多的優(yōu)秀英國中學(xué)生拒絕英國大學(xué)，轉(zhuǎn)而選擇美國大學(xué)。人們認為英國大學(xué)已不再物有所值。 伯克郡威靈頓學(xué)院的校長安東尼?賽爾頓說，英國學(xué)生們被迫到大西洋的另一邊求學(xué)，因為英國的高校陷入了萎靡不振的困境。 他說，英國大學(xué)由于資金緊缺，使得師生間的聯(lián)系時間較少，對待體育和藝術(shù)課程也是敷衍的態(tài)度。 這些評論來自《好學(xué)校指南》出版的一本新書。此前有數(shù)據(jù)顯示，申請美國學(xué)校的英國學(xué)生數(shù)量猛增。 數(shù)據(jù)顯示，去年英國參加美國大學(xué)入學(xué)考試的學(xué)生比例相比2008年增加了三分之一。據(jù)透露，共有1萬多名英國學(xué)生參加了美國高校的這一主要招生考試。 據(jù)認為，對美國高校感興趣的英國學(xué)生增多是由于很多私立學(xué)校和文法學(xué)校的學(xué)生想逃避從九月份起一年高達9000英鎊的英國大學(xué)學(xué)費。 不過，賽爾頓博士在新書《美國大學(xué)》中寫道，引發(fā)這一出國求學(xué)浪潮的遠遠不僅是經(jīng)濟因素。 他說：“相比英國大學(xué)，美國大學(xué)特別重視全才的培養(yǎng)，而英國大學(xué)對于培養(yǎng)體育或藝術(shù)才能興趣淡薄，對于學(xué)生有無領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力、是否參加慈善活動也不關(guān)心?！?/p> 賽爾頓博士說，現(xiàn)在威靈頓學(xué)院有十分之一的學(xué)生申請了國外的大學(xué)，而在幾年前，很少有學(xué)生這么做。 近年來，其他私立學(xué)校也報告說申請出國讀大學(xué)的學(xué)生大大增多。 根據(jù)富布賴特委員會，英國學(xué)生對常春藤盟校的名額需求最旺。富布賴特委員會致力于加強美國大學(xué)和英國大學(xué)之間的聯(lián)系。 委員會稱，申請賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)的英國學(xué)生去年增加了50%，申請哈佛大學(xué)的英國學(xué)生增加了41%，耶魯大學(xué)增加了23%。 這本新指南書包括有關(guān)申請流程、入學(xué)考試、大學(xué)學(xué)費、獎學(xué)金、簽證和生活方式的信息，以及對65所以上美國大學(xué)的評論。 相關(guān)閱讀 （中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 陳丹妮 編輯：Julie） |
|
Vocabulary: malaise: 乏力，不振 exodus: 大批離去，成群外出 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
